An excellent experiment by Mr. Mukherjee on the human psyche

No movie captures the great Amitabh as an angry yet soulful young man
better than Bemisaal. Although uniquely done for its time of release,
when such blockbusters as Shakit, Khuddar, Mahaan, and Pukar hit the
screen with quite a punch, Bemisaal is set to give the audience an
intimate look at the very soul of Amitabh's portrayed anger. Playing a
double role as both the insane older brother and the younger
pediatrician, Amitabh performs fabulously in this tale of loyalty,
sacrifice, and vendetta. Some of the monologues, that establish the
backdrop of his character, are so well performed that one realizes that
bone-crackling punches and booming voices are not the only means to
express a character's inner rage. In fact, a much more emphatic
appreciation is achieved through fine changes in tone and pace that
enable dialogs alone to bring Amitabh's inner turmoil to bear. Of
course, Lata's lilting rendition of "Ae Ri Pavan" coupled with
Kishore's pain-infused performance of "Kaffa Hoon" bring to a nice
finish a piece of art by Mr. Mukherjee. If you are looking for action,
this is clearly NOT the movie for you. However, if you want to truly
experience the rage that Amitabh has portrayed in so many different
facets, you want to watch Bemisaal.

Was the above review useful to you?

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:

Amitabh with a difference

In the year 1982 Amitabh had 6 releases among which some were mass
appealing films like Namak Halaal, Desh Premee,Khuddaar and SPS while
some were sort of serious films like Shakti, Bemisaal. Bemisaal was
directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee with whom he worked earlier in Anand,
Namak Haraam, Mili, Chupke Chupke, Alaap and Jurmana. Bemisaal also has
Amitabh in a dual role(3rd time that year) after SPS and Desh Premee.
The film is a remake of Uttam Kumar's Bengali classic Ami Se O Shakha
(1975). BEMISAAL is a departure from Amitabh's usual films. It starts
off just like Namak Haraam, Anand(characters are shown in their later
age and then flashback) and what for first seems like a love triangle
changes into a psychological drama where AB has some inner demons, his
revenge angle with Ruby Dutt is also well conceived, At times we are
left perplexed by his behaviour which changes throughout but that also
makes this film challenging and perhaps was not understood by audiences
in 1982. The film has several subplots and at times does take time to
understand, the end is superb too The film is well handled by
Hrishikesh Mukherjee Music by RD Burman is again a highlight just like
their earlier collaborations(Mostly hit songs) Ae Ri Pawan by Lata is
simply outstanding, while Ek Roz by Kishore Kumar is fab, Khafa Hun
again by Kishore is superb(Kishore was the voice for Big B in 70s and
80s), Yeh Kashmir Hai by Kishore, Suresh Wadkar and Lata is superb too

Amitabh Bachchan is superb in a role that is a departure from his usual
kinda roles, he is awesome as Sudhir and also as Adhir(though only 1
scene). His expressions are simply fab Vinod Mehra plays his role well,
In the same year he paired with Big B again in Khudaar and the role is
somewhat similar. Raakhee is good in her role Om Shivpuri is good in a
brief role, Aruna Irani leaves a mark, Deven Verma is funny in his role
while Sheetal as Ruby Dutt is good rest are okay.

Was the above review useful to you?

1 out of 6 people found the following review useful:

Not as good as other Hrishikesh Mukherjee masterpieces.

Sudhir Roy (Amitabh Bachchan) is son of a poor teacher.After his
father's death and his elder brother Adhir Roy going insane (Amitabh
Bachchan in dual role) he is sheltered and brought up by the magistrate
Mr. Chaturvedi whose son Prashant (Vinod Mehra) gives him good company
as a friend.Together they become doctors.After Mr. Chaturvedi's death
Prashant opens a nursing home.To earn money fast he performs an illegal
operation which leads him to police.There Sudhir helps hims and disowns
himself of the debts he and his father have owed him throughout life.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Bemisal is an average film, with average
performances by it's actors, an average music and a not so average
direction.Although with Amitabh in lead this film failed to impress me
as a viewer and certainly it is not as good a film as his other
masterpieces such as Chupke Chupke, Golmaal or Naram Garam

Was the above review useful to you?

1 out of 6 people found the following review useful:

A confusing piece of work

The year was 1982 and Amitabh was enjoying a blitz of super hits which
catered for the masses. In the midst of all them is a film called
Bemisal. Amitabh was not into parallel cinema and I think Bemisal was
his little foray info it. The result is a confusing love triangle,
peppered with self-sacrifice, lust and insanity. Amitabh looks
uncomfortable and sullen in his role as a doctor grappling with his
emotions for his best friend's wife. Vinod Mehra is his usual one
dimensional diminutive self. This was one actor who knew how to play
the underdog loser with such aplomb. Then there is Rakhee who plays the
clueless wife who thinks Amitabh's affection for her is like a sister.
Her character could have been developed much more but she tends to
disappear once Amitabh switches his attention to Sheetal, the whip
wielding seductress. Watch it if you must but I would rather spend the
time watching satte pe satta, mahaan or suhaag. Amitabh at least looked
comfortable doing those regular roles tailor made for him.

Was the above review useful to you?

2 out of 10 people found the following review useful:

name suggests the quality of movie

the movie is also bemisaal like its name. actually it is the story of the
movie which makes it different from all other movies.
this was a great year for amitabh with hits like "satte pe satta",
"shakti"
and "namak halal".
bemisaal was not a big hit but of course critically acclaimed and it had
two
of the most finest gazals of that era. performance wise amitabh is
unmatchable.
it might not be one of the best movies of hrishikesh mukherjee but
ofcourse
it is a masterpiece
vinod mehra has done justice to his role and so has rakhi. i rate this
movie
as 8.5/10.